Archives - 29 January 2014, Wednesday

United Airlines opened a new Global Services reception lobby offering personalised check-in and travel services to members of United’s invitation only Global Services programme and United Global First customers travelling long haul at its New York hub in Newark Liberty International A...

Google has come out with a resource to help you rediscover what makes Chinese New Year special. A microsite has been set up to offer you tips and information such as recipes to prepare your reunion dinner, sending greetings aboard amongst others. Google offers various relevant product...

Photo: Me with Ian Wright, my travel hero and host for Discovery TLC. What's "Camemberu"? It's the way the Japanese pronounce Camembert, the French cheese. First saw it in an anime series and it just stuck in my mind. Yes, I unabashedly love all things Japanese - the food, culture, pe...

Tigerair welcomes the year of the horse with a host of giveaways worth S$80,000 in the air and on ground. For a limited time from 30 January to 1 February 2014, 1,500 lucky passengers and taxi drivers will receive Tigerair hongbaos containing flight vouchers worth a total of S$80,000 ...

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My impression of Argentinean cuisine? Big plates with chunky meats. But it’s not the case for Bochinche, which has shaken up the Singapore dining scene with its unique Argentinean menu of small plates. A new venture between Spa Esprit Group’s Cynthia Chua and Argentine chef Diego Jacq...

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This feature is unique to EX-10 and no other camera in the world has this cool feature yet. Sometimes if you only have five seconds to get your shot right, intelligent bracketing mode will come in very handy to accomplish your task in time, just like a pro. Even if you are not a good ...

A limited edition L’essence de Courvoisier has been introduced for the Lunar New Year to welcome in the year of the horse. This ultra-premium couvoisier comes in a timeless Baccarat-designed tear drop decanter that features the image of Napoleon on his horse. This decanter is encased ...

My friend and col­lab­o­ra­tor Jas­mine Teo’s direc­toral debut is also the first musi­cal to be staged at a brand new venue — The Hen­der­son Project — which is actu­ally the office and rehearsal space for Dream Acad­emy Pro­duc­tions, the com­pany behind The Dim Sum Dol­lies and Kum...

It warms my heart to know that Singaporeans are doing their part to help those in need and less unfortunate than them. Last year, a “Chope Food for the Needs – Suspended Food Revolution ” movement was inspired by the global “suspended coffee ” initiative and started their own at Singa...

Do not develop Glass apps that will inundate or overwhelm your user with information or data : If you watched the recent TED talk entitled“Why Google Glass” by Sergey Brin or talked to the Google Glass engineers during the I/O conference, one core principle on developing apps on the g...

The black statue of modern Singapore’s founder, Sir Stamford Raffles, which stands in the shadow of the beautiful clock tower which I have always seen as the Big Ben of Singapore belonging to the wonderful building which houses the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall in Empress Place, h...

Art and photography , music and movies The cartoons of ballaro Wednesday, January 29, 2014 marina noordin Leave a comment At around 9 pm every Tuesday, Cart would usually be in front of the telly watching Ballarò . This is a popular tv programme which showcases politics and current ev...

I read an article today and I was rather impressed by a phrase so much so that I would like to share it with readers. Here the phrase goes: “The Mind is Like a Garden”. I know once I say this phrase out, you must have thought that I have become very “bo liao” (boring) so much so that ...

If you want a speaker for listening to music or hook up to a desktop… That’s also small but loud enough for surround sound feel, consider getting the Logitech Z50 Multimedia Speaker . Thanks to Logitech Singapore and SPRG, I was able to try out the Z50 Pink Speaker for 2 weeks. It com...

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Alkaff Mansion holds a special place in my heart even for the fine dining experience. Located on Telok Blangah Hill next to Mount Faber in Singapore, the mansion has been an icon to those who lived nearby. For me, my home was next to Telok Blangah Hill and I have seen the mansion in i...

The forbidden use of the word Allah in Penang is being challenged by the church. It seems that the church or some churches insist on the right to use this word in the course of its practice and communication with its believers. This is angrily contested by the Muslim community who has...

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Check out this advertisement by Nokia for the Lumia 1020. OK, there is no doubt that the Lumia 1020 has a good camera. But replace the DSLR? No way. I know it has 41 megapixel. But we all know that it is no longer a megapixel game. The quality of the image also depends on the size of ...

fried dumplings, resembling golden money bags or dim sum purses, symbolise wealth and prosperity during Chinese New Year . They are so pretty and delicious though, that I make them all year round. The main recipe is largely based on my trusty crispy fried wontons recipe which I have b...

The OtterBox Commuter Wallet case is made up of 2 parts, the rubber cover which they called it the “Interior slip cover layer” cushions the iPhone while the exterior plastic shell protects the phone against drops. Because the case adds significant bulk to the iPhone, especially the bo...

The Auspicious Harvest Pen Cai with Nourishing Pig Trotters was as good as I remembered. And as huge as I remembered too. This dish was a tad different from last year’s but is as luxurious and rich as the predecessor. Honestly, this dish is good on it’s own. The pencai has three layer...

Anton Casey and family flee Singapore for Perth after being fired from his job at CrossInvest Asia Yahoo! News Singapore, 25 Jan 2014 British expat Anton Casey, who in the course of this week sparked world headlines for insulting people i... SIA-owned Scoot mocks at Anton Casey to pro...

‘Ivan Heng criticised the national broadcaster for a show which he felt was not inclusive of Singaporeans from different races and cultures. Describing the programme as “cheena”, the Singaporean theatre actor and director also said in the post that he “kept flipping channels to double...